Ananda College, Colombo, and Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala, were declared joint champions after the second semi-final and the final were washed out due to rain in the 23rd Col Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament, played at the Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala, yesterday.
Players from eight leading Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka, namely Ananda, Dharmaraja, Maliyadeva, Mahinda, Nalanda, Dharmasoka, Dharmapala, and Rahula, participated in this six-a-side tournament.
In the first semi-final, Ananda defeated Dharmapala easily by 5 wickets after bowling them out for just 15 in 4 overs.
In the second semi-final, Maliyadeva made 53/1 in 5 overs, with Vinuka Galapaththi smashing an unbeaten 35. Nalanda were 13 without loss after 2.1 overs when rain halted play.
Manupa Manmitha of Nalanda College was adjudged Player of the Tournament.
Results First Round
Ananda 33 (5) lost to Nalanda 34/1(2.3)
Mahinda 33/1(5) lost to Dharmasoka 34/0
Dharmaraja 34/5 (5) lost to Rahula 35/1 (4)
Maliyadeva 45/1 (5) lost to Dharmapala 46/3 (4.3)
Rahula 40/5 (5) (Ashinsa Nainayaka 2/09) lost to Ananda 43/0 (3.1)
Mahinda 56/2 (5) lost to Maliyadeva 57/1 (5) (Dimantha Aroosha 23)
Dharmaraja 47/3 (5) lost to Nalanda 50/1 (4)
Dharmapala 55/3 (5) beat Dharmasoka 44/1 (5)
Dharmaraja 49/4 (5) lost to Ananda 52/2 (4.3)
Dharmapala 59/1 (5) beat Mahinda 50/2 (5)
Nalanda 58/1 (5) beat Rahula 22/4 (5)
Dharmasoka 35/3 (5) lost to Maliyadeva 36/1 (3.3) (Dimantha Aroosha 24 n.o)
Semi-finals
Dharmapala 15 (4) (Danidu Sellaperuma 2/04) lost to Ananda 16/0 (0.3)
Maliyadeva 53/1 (5) (Vinuka Galapaththi 35 n.o) beat Nalanda 13/0 (2.1), with the result decided by a coin toss due to rain.
